Euripedes, Medea quotes
"Let no one think of me that I am humble or weak or passive; let them understand I am of a different kind: dangerous to my enemies, loyal to my friends. To such a life glory belongs."
Merely corroborative detail, intended to give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative.
If you wish in this world to advance, your merits you're bound to enhance You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trump
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